[deployment-guide] Updated the "Viewing and Managing Log Files" chapter for Fedora 15.
Jaromir Hradilek
jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Mon May 23 16:47:55 UTC 2011
commit fb020f08d1ac659cf29883a90a7396e3f8468c88
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date: Mon May 23 18:32:45 2011 +0200
Updated the "Viewing and Managing Log Files" chapter for Fedora 15.
en-US/Viewing_and_Managing_Log_Files.xml | 49 +++++++++-----------
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en-US/images/system-log-viewer-alerts.png | Bin 0 -> 91655 bytes
en-US/images/system-log-viewer-filters-define.png | Bin 0 -> 13977 bytes
en-US/images/system-log-viewer-filters-enable.png | Bin 0 -> 84071 bytes
en-US/images/system-log-viewer-filters-manage.png | Bin 0 -> 14896 bytes
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7 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Viewing_and_Managing_Log_Files.xml b/en-US/Viewing_and_Managing_Log_Files.xml
index 1a6de1a..37b3b98 100644
--- a/en-US/Viewing_and_Managing_Log_Files.xml
+++ b/en-US/Viewing_and_Managing_Log_Files.xml
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ compress
<primary>log files</primary>
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <para>Most log files are in plain text format. You can view them with any text editor such as <command>Vi</command> or <application>Emacs</application>. Some log files are readable by all users on the system; however, root privileges are required to read most log files.</para>
+ <para>Most log files are in plain text format. You can view them with any text editor such as <command>Vi</command> or <application>Emacs</application>. Some log files are readable by all users on the system; however, <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> privileges are required to read most log files.</para>
<indexterm significance="normal">
<primary>
<command>gnome-system-log</command>
@@ -969,17 +969,12 @@ compress
</para>
<note>
<title>Installing the gnome-system-log package</title>
- <para>In order to use the <application>Log File Viewer</application>, first ensure the <package>gnome-system-log</package> package is installed on your system by running, as root:</para>
- <screen>~]# <command>yum install gnome-system-log</command>
- </screen>
+ <para>In order to use the <application>Log File Viewer</application>, first ensure the <package>gnome-system-log</package> package is installed on your system by running, as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:</para>
+ <screen><command>yum install gnome-system-log</command></screen>
<para>For more information on installing packages with Yum, refer to <xref linkend="sec-Installing"/>.</para>
</note>
- <para>After you have installed the <package>gnome-system-log</package> package, you can open the <application>Log File Viewer</application> by clicking on <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem>System</guimenuitem>
- <guimenuitem>Log File Viewer</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>, or type the following command at a shell prompt:</para>
- <screen>~]$ <command>gnome-system-log</command>
- </screen>
+ <para>After you have installed the <package>gnome-system-log</package> package, you can open the <application>Log File Viewer</application> by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Log File Viewer</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the <guimenu>Activities</guimenu> menu, or type the following command at a shell prompt:</para>
+ <screen><command>gnome-system-log</command></screen>
<para>The application only displays log files that exist; thus, the list might differ from the one shown in <xref linkend="fig-redhat-logviewer"/>.</para>
<indexterm significance="normal">
<primary>
@@ -999,7 +994,7 @@ compress
</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata align="center" fileref="images/redhat-logviewer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<para>Log File Viewer</para>
@@ -1015,28 +1010,28 @@ compress
<para>The <application>Log File Viewer</application> application lets you filter any existing log file. Click on <guimenuitem>Filters</guimenuitem> from the menu and select <guimenuitem>Manage Filters</guimenuitem> to define or edit your desired filter.</para>
<figure id="fig-redhat-filters">
<title>
- Log File Viewer - Filters
+ Log File Viewer — filters
</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/redhat-filters.png" format="PNG" align="center"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer-filters-manage.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <para>Log File Viewer - Filters</para>
+ <para>Log File Viewer — filters</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>Adding or editing a filter lets you define its parameters as is shown in <xref linkend="fig-redhat-filter-sample"/>.</para>
<figure id="fig-redhat-filter-sample">
<title>
- Log File Viewer - defining a filter
+ Log File Viewer — defining a filter
</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/redhat-filter-sample.png" format="PNG" align="center"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer-filters-define.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <para>Log File Viewer - Defining a Filter</para>
+ <para>Log File Viewer — defining a filter</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
@@ -1077,14 +1072,14 @@ compress
</para>
<figure id="fig-redhat-filter-enable">
<title>
- Log File Viewer - enabling a filter
+ Log File Viewer — enabling a filter
</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/redhat-filter-enable.png" format="PNG" align="center"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer-filters-enable.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <para>Log File Viewer - Enabling a Filter</para>
+ <para>Log File Viewer — enabling a filter</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
@@ -1098,13 +1093,13 @@ compress
<guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>. This will display the <guilabel>Open Log</guilabel> window where you can select the directory and file name of the log file you wish to view.<xref linkend="fig-redhat-logviewer-add"/> illustrates the <guimenu>Open Log</guimenu> window.</para>
<figure id="fig-redhat-logviewer-add">
- <title>Log File Viewer - adding a log file</title>
+ <title>Log File Viewer — adding a log file</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/redhat-logviewer-add.png" format="PNG" align="center"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer-add.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <para>Log File Viewer - Adding a Log File</para>
+ <para>Log File Viewer — adding a log file</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
@@ -1129,15 +1124,15 @@ compress
<secondary>monitoring</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- <application>Log File Viewer</application> monitors all opened logs by default. If a new line is added to a monitored log file, the log name appears in bold in the log list. If the log file is selected or displayed, the new lines appear in bold at the bottom of the log file. <xref linkend="fig-redhat-logviewer-monitoring"/> illustrates a new alert in the <guilabel>cron</guilabel> log file and in the <guilabel>messages</guilabel> log file. Clicking on the <guimenuitem>cron</guimenuitem> log file displays the logs in the file with the new lines in bold.</para>
+ <application>Log File Viewer</application> monitors all opened logs by default. If a new line is added to a monitored log file, the log name appears in bold in the log list. If the log file is selected or displayed, the new lines appear in bold at the bottom of the log file. <xref linkend="fig-redhat-logviewer-monitoring"/> illustrates a new alert in the <guilabel>yum.log</guilabel> log file and in the <guilabel>messages</guilabel> log file. Clicking on the <guimenuitem>messages</guimenuitem> log file displays the logs in the file with the new lines in bold.</para>
<figure id="fig-redhat-logviewer-monitoring">
- <title>Log File Viewer - new log alert</title>
+ <title>Log File Viewer — new log alert</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="images/redhat-logviewer-monitoring.png" format="PNG" align="center"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/system-log-viewer-alerts.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <para>Log File Viewer - New Log Alert</para>
+ <para>Log File Viewer — new log alert</para>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
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